WINSTON-SALEM – The UNC School of the Arts wins high praise – not just as an arts school, but as a degree-granting university. Yet salaries for its teachers fall far short ...

WINSTON-SALEM – When Susan Ruskin came to the UNC School of the Arts, she found a hive of cultural energy. “I found it to be a place that was extremely exciting ...

WINSTON-SALEM – Instructors in the arts need to know their field – but they also need to know how to communicate it to students, which can be a different challenge ...

CHARLOTTE – The man who built Bank of America says North Carolina’s community colleges have been vital to the state’s business community – and to his own career. Community colleges serve ...

Across the world, countries from Norway to Japan have been making generational leaps in college completion. In Ireland, barely 24% in the 55-64 age group have earned a degree after high ...

CHARLOTTE – The former chief of Bank of America knows how integral UNC Charlotte has been to the growth of his bank and the entire Charlotte region. In the accompanying video, ...

Like other students across the country, students at North Carolina’s public universities have seen state support reduced and tuition increase since the Great Recession. Yet because of North Carolina’s tradition of ...

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s public universities are obliged to cut $62.8 million this year.  That’s what lawmakers required in the state budget signed into law this month.1 It’s not a devastating ...

CULLOWHEE – For Dr. Carmen Huffman, the chemistry lab never stands still. “Each student has unique strengths and weaknesses, and I love working with them on their own personal journeys of ...

RICHMOND – Higher education lost a great friend July 11 with the death of William Johnston “Billy” Armfield IV, after a brief illness. Armfield, 81, was a 1956 graduate of the ...